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constitutes means for releasably securing the top section 4 in lowered or closed position, as illustrated to advantage in Figure 4 of the drawings. The slot in the plate 49 which receives the rod 51 extends into said plate from one side thereof and the rod 51 is disengaged from the clip 54 and manipulated in a manner to enter the slot in the plate 49. As will be apparent, the clip 54 releasably secures the rod 51 against the swinging move ment. InFigure 1 of the drawings, the reference numeral 55 designates, in broken lines, an automobile trunk which may be mounted for swinging movement in any suitable manner on the bumper bar 20 to permit said trunk to be swung to one side out of the way of the extensible elements.

When the body is to be extended, the rod 51 is disengaged from the plate 49 and the top section 4 is swung upwardly, this move ment of the top section being materially assisted by the lifting unit 40, as before explained.

The extensible side wall sections 9 are then released from each other by unscrewing the nut 48 on the bolt 47 and said side wall sections are swung outwardly to extended position. The upper side wall sections 11 are then swung upwardly and engaged beneath the cleats 7 of the top section 4 for supporting said top section in raised position. The floor sections 15and 16 are then unfolded to extended position and secured between the lower side wall sections 9. It may be well to here state that after the top section 4 has been raised and before the side wall sections 9 are swung outwardly, the end wall 21 is swung downwardly out of the top section. After the floor sections 15 and 16 are extended, the lower section 24 of the end wall 21 is swung upwardly into engagement with the upper section 22 of the end wall. The slidable plates 37 may then be raised to the position shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. It will be noted that the windows 14, 5 and 28 are in alignment with each other when the device is in folded or closed position, as clearly seen in Figure 4 of the drawings.

It is believed that the many advantages of a vehicle body constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is I 1. In a vehicle body of the character described comprising a fixed portion open at its rear end and an extensible portion mounted on said rear end of the fixed portion, said extensible portion including a substantially dome-shaped top section hingedly connected portion being disposed within the top section when the extensible portion is in folded or inoperative position and forming a brace for a seat.

2. A vehicle body of the character described comprising a fixed portion open at its rear end and an extensible portion mounted on said rear end of the fixed portion, said extensible portion including a substantially dome-shaped top section hingedly connected to the top of the fixed portion for swinging movement in a vertical plane, side walls hingedly connected to the side walls of the fixed portion for swinging movement in a horizontal plane, a floor hingedly connected to the floor of the fixed portion for swinging movement in a vertical plane, and an end wall, said end wall including an upper section hingedly connected to the top section for swinging movement in a vertical plane and a lower section hingedly connected to the floor for swinging movement in a vertical plane, said upper and lower sections being engaged with each other when in operative position, the end wall, the side walls and the fioor of the extensible portion being disposed within the top section when said extensible portion is in inoperative position and forming a brace for a seat.

3. A vehicle body of the character described comprising a fixed portion open at its rear end and an extensible portion mounted on said rear end of the fixed portion, said extensible portion including a substantially dome-shaped top section hingedly connected to the top of the fixed portion for swinging movement in a vertical plane and adapted for d sposition over the open rear end of said fixed portion when in inoperative position, cleats mounted in the top section, the extensible portion further including side walls hingedly connected to the side walls of the fixed portion for swinging movement in a horizontal plane and comprising lower sections and upper sections hingedly connected to the lower sections for swinging movement in a vertical plane and engageable with the cleats in a manner to support the top section .in operative position, the extensible section still further including a floor and an end wall.

4. A vehicle body of the character de scribed comprising a fixed portion open at its rear end and an extensible portion mounted on said rear end of the fixed portion, said extensible portion including a substantially March 15, F' PFEFFER BRUSH AND COMB CLEANER Filed Oct. 25. 1930 m y 6 f .f ,a H 

